Chase the January Blues Away at the Library

King’s Lynn Library staff will be trying to entice staff at Priory House to become a Norfolk library members in the new year as part of their annual Join Up January campaign.

Did you know…?

·        There are 47 County Council library buildings in Norfolk?

·        And 13 mobile libraries that make regular stops across the county, particularly in more rural areas?

·        That you can borrow up to 15 items from the library at any one time?

·        We have books from paperbacks, hardbacks, large print, audio tape, CD and playaway. We have everything from Diary of a Wimpy Kid to Fifty shades of grey!

·        That you can renew items online or over the phone?

·        That you can return your items to any Norfolk County Council library?

·        That the library service has licences to a number of paid-for websites that members can use for free, including www.ancestry.co.uk that allows people to trace their family history?

·        That you can borrow maps and travel guides from the library at no cost?

·        That you can access high-speed internet and your email for free?

·        That Norfolk County Council has a digital library that allows all library members to download and borrow eBooks for free from the comfort of their own home? When the period of the loan has run out, the eBook simply disappears from your PC or compatible e-reader. Find the digital library at http://digitallibrary.norfolk.gov.uk

More than 5,000 people joined the library in Norfolk in January this year, double the number that joined in December 2011. It’s free to become a library member and quick and easy to do so, and a library card really is a passport to lots of opportunities for all ages.

• During January, a voucher sheet with offers on DVD hire and book reservations among others will also be available to members when they borrow an item from the library. There will only be a set amount available though so make one of your new year’s resolutions to visit to your local library soon to avoid missing out.

Come along to meeting room B on Thursday 17th January from 9-12 to find out more about your local library and sign up for your free library card. If you haven’t used your library card in the last year it probably won’t be valid, so come along and we can sign you up again!  

Look out for more information on the libraries pages of the County Council website (www.norfolk.gov.uk/libraries) and the Join up January news.